whatthefork: Recent Episodes
Adam Minnick
Dennis is back for another episode of What The Fork. Dennis talks about Gutty's Comedy Club going beyond just being a comedy club. He also discusses Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month.
Enjoy!
Adam
Had fun speaking with comic and club co-owner of Gutty's Comedy Club in Greenwood IN. Dennis talked about running a club, being a comic himself and a show that didn't go particularly well. Thanks for listening.
You can check out Gutty's Comedy Club by going to https://www.guttyscomedyclub.com/
Adam
Hanging out with Dylan talking about new jokes, bad jokes, and moving to Florida. Had fun talking with him and catching up since the last time we worked together at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Cincinnati. Thanks for downloading and listening.
Adam
Episode 31 starts off 2021 with guest comedian Joe Bates. We talk about Door Dash, process of writing jokes and his new album due to be released in January. Have a listen and thanks.
Adam
Hey! Episode 30 is up! Thanks for taking the time to download the latest episode.
In this episode I have Executive Chef Paul Barraco of 20 Brix, which is located in the historic and scenic Milford OH. Paul discusses his move to Milford from Hollywood...Florida, opening his latest restaurant in Milford, and family.
I have attached a link to 20 Brix and his second restaurant Padrino...which is also located in Milford.
As always, thanks for listening.
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork, I was a little late getting this out. In this episode I was at the beautiful Aloft Hotel in downtown Louisville KY where I was headlining a show. I was able to get the very entertaining and wonderful Angelia Lynn Casey as my guest. She runs the shows that they produce at the Aloft as well as other tasks that need attention at the hotel. This was a fun episode and hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork.
In episode 28 I had an opportunity to sit down and talk to chef Jared Bennett of Karrikin Distillery and Cincinnati comedian Mike Frank.
Jared talks about how they came up with the name of Karrikin, how he creates the menu, and why he came from California to settle down in Cincinnati.
Mike discusses why he got into comedy, how he comes up with jokes and his interest in photography.
Enjoy and thanks for listening.
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork,
It's been December since the last episode. This would be the first episode of 2019. This New Year's Resolution would be...more podcasts.
In this episode I have Restaurateur Kathy Pesola of Revolution Rotisserie & Bar and comedian Blake Hammond.
Kathy talks about the grind of owning a restaurant, the process of putting a menu together and how she and her husband came up with the name of their restaurant.
Blake discusses how he got into comedy, his process of writing, and eating fries on stage at Go Bananas during his show.
As always, thanks for listening. More episodes to come soon.
Adam
Welcome to episode 26. My apologies for taking so long to get a new episode out. I have been busy promoting a short film I wrote, directed, and produced that had debuted at a film festival in New York City. So again, my apologies for the delay. If you are interested in checking out my film, you can click on the link provided. I have also attached a link to the Kickstarter that I had started to raise funds for my film. If I can raise the needed funds, I can take my film out to Hollywood to begin the initial steps in making a feature film...I have 2 producers interested in making my movie.
In this episode, the wife and I were visiting Washington DC and I had the opportunity to interview her best friend Janet's two boys... Elijah and Hugo. We talk about their love of food, Legos, and how they get to eat sugar at a nature center later that day with their dad. Fun fact...Janet is the one who came up with the name of our podcast What The Fork.
Special thanks to Steve their father for hanging out during the interview.
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/jwVFMAddmUY
Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2zmkTOh
Thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back to a much needed episode. I've been on the road for shows and Matthew got married and now has a baby...so needless to say we were busy but happy to bring you the next episode of the fork.
In this episode Matthew rejoins me as my co-host. Our guests are Molly Hartzell, Cincinnati comedian and Rebecca Bryant, chef of Sur La Table's cooking classes.
Molly talks about how she got started in comedy, her process of writing new jokes, and a time she almost got scammed.
Rebecca discusses how she became a chef, that she knew the culinary arts were for her as a young child and her love for certain cooking shows.
Matthew and I also want to thank Sur La Table for allowing us to have one of their chefs on our show. Remember to plug in FORK18 in order to get discounts with cooking classes. The day/evening of the cooking class you take...you will receive a 10% discount on merchandise in the store. In case you missed the promo in this episode, below will be the text posted in order for you to take advantage of this wonderful experience.
Thanks for listening!
Adam & Matthew
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Welcome back to What The Fork,
When you do a podcast about comedy and food, you enjoy each and every guest. Then once in a while you get a real treat when it comes to guests. On this episode I have guests Mark Lonow and his lovely wife Jo Anne Astrow. It was a pleasure to sit down, speak with them and listen to their stories.
Mark discusses how he helped start the original Improv Comedy Club, his relationship to Budd Friedman, and how he one-upped Milton Berle.
Jo Anne talks about the time she worked with Andy Kaufman, Robin Williams sleeping on her floor, and how she appeared on The Johnny Carson Show.
Mark and Jo Anne have written, produced and directed a play called "Jews, Christians and Screwing Stalin". As Mark and Jo Anne have described it, it is a light comedy about dark Jews. I have added the website so you can access tickets. It will be playing at the Matrix Theatre on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in August. Given their history in comedy, you will love their play.
I also want to thank my guest co-host, comedian Gabe Kea. Always a pleasure to have him on the show.
Thank you for listening...please share with your friends, if you would like me to ask our guests any questions, please shoot me a message on our facebook page.
Thanks again!
Adam and Matt
Welcome back!
In this episode I have guests Kayla Robison and Gabe Kea. Kayla is the head chef at the historical Arnold's Bar and Grill. Gabe Kea is a comedian in the Cincinnati area with an impressive resume.
Kayla talks about how she got involved in the culinary arts, growing up in North Dakota, and her daughter.
Gabe discusses his experience of doing comedy the first time, a festival he did where he was recognized by Jimmy Fallon's talent scout because of a joke, and his daughter as well.
Both have a love for hockey.
Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork.
In episode 21 I was able sit down with comedian Rob Wilfong and Executive Chef Eric Polhamus. We were able to meet at Eric's restaurant, La Petite Pierre in the charming neighborhood of Madiera Ohio. La Petite Pierre is a small restaurant that sits 40 and they do an amazing job with what they have.
Rob talks about how he got into comedy, he process of writing, and his love for his own jokes.
Eric discusses how he got started as a chef, his process of creating a dish, and how he had to break up a fight at his restaurant.
Thankyou for listening.
Adam
Hello and welcome back!
I apologize for the sound, the restaurant was busy and the sound of the patrons were at times drowning out the sound of the guests as well as me.
The first of two guests in the episode is Jessica Daniels. Jessica is the head chef at We Olive and Wine Bar located downtown Cincinnati OH. Jessica talks about her experiences as a child helping around the kitchen, her grandmother's experience of going through the Great Depression and the process she went through with auditioning and hopefully getting on the Food Network. Fingers crossed.
My second guest is Nate Washington, comedian from Dayton OH. I've worked with Nate in the past and he is one of my favorites. Nate talks about chasing a jeans thief when he had worked retail, his process of creating a joke, and hoarders the tv show.
This episode went longer than expected but was a blast.
Thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back!
Unfortunately Matthew could not make it, he has a newborn and runs a restaurant.
Musician JuJu Crow and restaurant owner Brad Saunders took time to sit down with me for this episode.
Juju is the first musician we've had on your show. He talked about how he got into music, his song's debut on the radio station WEBN here in Cincinnati, and how he knew music was it for him.
Brad Saunders, along with his wife, are the co-owners The Pretzel Place in Bellevue KY. Brad discussed how he ended up becoming the co-owner, how he became a chef, and how his roots are based in Pennsylvania where he may or may not have met Punxsutawny Phil, the famous ground hog.
Thanks for listening!
Matthew & Adam
In Episode 18 of What The Fork, I was able to sit down with chef Andrew Mersmann and comedian Lee Kimbrell at the Red Feather Kitchen.
Andrew took time out of his busy schedule to discuss how the culinary arts was not his first choice, his daughter telling jokes, and what it's like to cook for 40 people at once.
Lee stopped by to talk about how he got started in stand-up, his mom being an influence in his comedy, and what he finds to be the most challenging part of being a comedian.
As always, thanks for listening!
Enjoy!
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork?
This episode is the first one of 2018. While I was in Dubuque Iowa at the Mississippi Moon Bar located in Diamond Jo Casino and Penguin's Comedy Club in Cedar Rapids Iowa, I had the pleasure of working with D.C. Malone. I was able to get an interview with him after our last show on Saturday at about 1:00 AM.
D.C. talked about his music and comedy career, his love for the Pacific Northwest, and the enjoyment he gets from cooking.
If you listen close enough you can hear him eating an icecream cone while being interviewed. So much talent.
Thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back and Happy Thanksgiving!
It would only seem right to post a podcast about food on Thanksgiving day with a side of comedy.
In this episode I had Tsvika (Vik) Silberberg, the head chef/owner of Zula Bistro located in Over The Rhine in Cincinnati join us as our first guest. Cincinnati comedian John Bunyan took time out of busy schdedule to join us as our second guest.
Chef Vik gives us a look into what it was like to move to the states with his family from Tel Aviv, Israel...eventually settling down in Cincinnati, how he got his start in the culinary arts and why going to Zula is an affordable choice for New Years Eve.
John talks about how he left Los Angeles then got into comedy, how people are surprised he does stand-up, and that his process of creating a joke has changed overtime.
Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Matthew & Adam
Welcome back!
This episode has taken me way too long to publish. This was recorded back in August, fortunately I was finally able to get to it today.
I was able to sit down with an ol' friend of mine and college classmate, Michael Torres. Michael is the Sous Chef at The Florentine restaurant located downtown Chicago. We were able to chat about how he got started as a chef, his love for stand-up comedy, and what movies had been filmed just outside of his restaurant.
As always, thanks for listening.
Adam
Welcome to Episode 14.
In this episode we had the chance to sit down with Chef Nick Ellison from The Precinct here in Cincinnati and Bengals Cheerleader April Marie.
Nick discusses how he became a chef at Jeff Ruby's The Precinct, his first job in the food industry, and how he met The Karate Kid...Ralph Macchio.
Since it's football season, we decided to change things up with an NFL cheerleader instead of a comedian for this episode. April talks about how she got into cheerleading, her experiences as a teacher, and what it's like to be a Ben-Gal Cheerleader.
Thanks for listening!
Matthew and Adam
We apologize for the delay in getting Episode 13 out, we're in the process of changing up the intro and outro music. Shouldn't be too long.
Matthew is back as the co-host after his trip to Italy, happy to have him back.
In Episode 13 we were able to sit down with Jackson Travis Rouse of Bauer Farm Kitchen located downtown Cincinnati. Jay Armstrong, Cincinnati comedian, found time in his busy schedule to sit down with us as well.
Jackson discusses how he became a chef, ordering a pig's head at his restaurant, and how he used to play in a punk rock back.
Jay shares stories of how he got into comedy, fully recovering from drug addiction, and going from homelessness to now being a family man.
Thanks for listening!
Matthew & Adam
In episode 12, I had a chance to sit down with comedian Glenn Childress and chef Andrew Vogel. This has been the longest episode yet, however it didn't feel like it. Had a blast sitting down with these two. Glenn discusses being a father, his worse show, and how he comes up with material. Andrew, chef of Jean-Robert's Table and culinary arts professor at Cincinnati State, talks about how he became a chef at one of Cincinnati's top restaurants, his love for cooking, and who inspired him to pick up an apron. Unfortunately Matthew couldn't make it, he had to cover at his restaurant since one of his employees called in.
Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Matthew and Adam
Welcome back! In Episode 11 I had a chance to interview comedian Brian Million and chef Brandon Lomax of Bouquet Restaurant in Covington KY. Brandon talks about his first cooking experiences along with how he got to be a chef. Brian shares how he got started in comedy and how he handles being a comic along with the role of fatherhood.
Thanks for listening!
Matthew & Adam
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In this episode I was able to sit down with comedian Brian Hicks. Brian is one of my favorite comics to work with and is a blast to watch on stage. In this episode we talk about our trip on this Michigan tour, we discuss how he got started in comedy, how he comes up with material, and his experience working with Jim Gaffigan and Norm Macdonald. There is a link to Brian's website that will help you check out his schedule and see when he's at a venue near you.
Thanks for listening!
Adam
www.funnybrian.com
Hello and welcome back to What The Fork.
I apologize for taking this long to get episode 9 out, but with traveling overseas, doing shows in Sweden and coming home to various projects after a 2 1/2 week tour, getting this episode out took longer than expected.
In this episode I was able to sit down at the Big Ben Pub Comedy Club with Ryan Bussell, American comedian living in Stockholm. We were able to talk about comedy in Sweden, being from New Jersey, and how he got started in stand-up.
Thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork?!,
In this episode we have guest Drew Morgan. Chef Drew shares stories of preparing food for the Bengals, technological advances in cooking, and how he manages between cooking and family life. Drew also works for the family business, Morgan's Canoe Rentals. See the link below or on the page with links that have been added in the past to get direct access to their website.
Thanks for listening!
Matt & Adam
www.morganscanoe.com
Welcome back to What The Fork?!
In Episode 7, I was able to sit down with Jason Kutash, the manager, and Jase, the head chef of the Funny Bone Comedy Club.
In this episode, you will get to learn about the management side of a national chain comedy club, what Jason has to deal with from day-to-day, and his advice for new comics.
Jase gives us a taste as to what it's like to be a chef in a comedy club, how he got involved with the Funny Bone, and the pressures of working in the comedy club environment.
Unfortunately Matt could not join me on this episode, he had a situation he had to attend to back at Buona Vita.
As always, enjoy and we thank you for listening!
Matt & Adam
Welcome to What The Fork, Episode 6. Matt and I were able to sit down with Co-Owner,Co-Founder and Brewer of Darkness Brewing in Bellevue KY... Ron Sanders. Also, joining us is comedian Homer Shadowheart. Both Ron and Homer discuss how they got started, struggles, successes, how they create what they do best, etc.
Thanks for listening!
Matt & Adam
Hello and welcome to What The Fork. In episode 5 I was able to catch up with Billy Thurman, the Executive Chef at Beau's On The River for an interview. While I was doing stand-up at the Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls OH, Billy was able to find time in his hectic schedule to sit down with me for a bit and talk about his career as a chef.
Thanks for listening!
Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork! We apologize for the delay in getting episode 4 out. With conflicts in schedules, we were finally able to sit down with our guest this week, Diane Cornish. Diane is the owner and master baker of Mama C's Buttercream & Sprinkles bakery in Bellevue Ky. Unfortunately we were unable to get a guest comedian, but we think you will enjoy listening to Diane's story and what it's like to run a bakery.
Thank you for your patience. Enjoy!
Matt & Adam
In Episode 3, recorded at the Elusive Cow in Bellevue KY, we have guests comedian Ray Price and owner/chef of the Elusive Cow Cafe, Jim Fisher.
Ray discusses how he thinks he isn't funny (which he is), his start in comedy, motivations/inspirations, etc.
Jim talks about being from Pittsburgh, how he came up with the name of his restaurant, his motivation to own a restaurant, what it takes to keep it going, and a cook who worked for him at the Cow who decided to dip a steak in....well, you'll find out.
Thanks for listening....enjoy!
Matt & Adam
Welcome back to What The Fork. In this episode comedian Kim E Sherwood stops in to discuss his journey on the road of comedy, previous jobs, and family. Our second guest is Matthew's brother, Joseph Frommeyer. Joseph drops by to talk about the family business, working alongside Matthew, previous jobs, and how their experiences influence their decisions in the restaurant. Enjoy!
Matt and Adam
Hello everyone! Welcome to "What The Fork". We are excited to bring to you a show about the culinary arts and stand up comedy. Each episode will feature a guest chef and comedian as Matthew and Adam ask them questions about their motivations, inspirations, failures, etc. Our first episode is featuring us, as we introduce ourselves and what our show is about.
In the first episode Matthew talks about his experiences in the food business as a chef. Adam discusses his experiences as a comedian and the process of starting out to where he is now.
Thanks to Derrick Daley for working the sound and singer and songwriter Jordon Frank for allowing us to use his song "until the dawn".
Thanks and enjoy!
-Matt & Adam